Please help me . I am at a loss ... i need to know if this is a hen or not . It is mix breed and i cant have roosters . Im having trouble determining. Thanks for any help . The bird is a few (like 3-4 ) months old according to who i bought it from. What is throwing me is the bird will not super loud but will crow every couple of weeks a few times but not like i assume a rooster would crow ? Im so confused cause i think it looks more hen like.
As Robin said, the age is needed. To me, it looks like some of the hatchery "egg layer mixes" that were sold this past 2020 season. I have three hens which look very much like your bird.
It certainly looks like a pullet/hen. At three months a pullet/hen would not have that developed a comb (usually) and the beginning crow... I'd say cockerel/rooster.
Here are some more updated photos . The feathering is starting to read more rooster like i guess . Any thoughts ? Can mixed breeds have the thinner feathers ?
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